How to Use aftermath in a Sentence

aftermath

noun
  • The video footage of the aftermath filled me with fear.
    Ghada Abdulfattah, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The episode starts with the Tika tribe in the aftermath of the vote to get out Sarah.
    Erica Thompson, The Enquirer, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The two films explore the fate of Hong Kong against the backdrop of the aftermath of the 2019 protests.
    Vivienne Chow, Variety, 6 Apr. 2022
  • But the stress of the slap and the aftermath has not taken over his life.
    Shafiq Najib, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022
  • In the aftermath of the 2023 bulk buy, Texas politicians put much of the blame on the couriers.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
  • Part of what makes the scene even funnier is the aftermath of it.
    Nojan Aminosharei, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 May 2023
  • In the next book, Tully tries to deal with the aftermath.
    Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In the aftermath, the city continues to mourn the loss of such young lives.
    Rosana Hughes, ajc, 4 Dec. 2022
  • This was in the aftermath of the war, when the Israeli forces were deep in Syria.
    Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023
  • But if the crackdown in the streets was familiar, the aftermath has been messier for the regime.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Rather, it was forged in the aftermath of the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.
    Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2024
  • In the aftermath, the city hired a trapper to trap and kill coyotes.
    Alex Groth, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2022
  • In the aftermath of what was then called the Great War, trade and travel were again on the upswing.
    David James, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Six videos on YouTube show the aftermath of the murder, each with at least 100K views.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
  • In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Arnn was speaking in dire terms.
    Danny Hakim, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • In the aftermath of the holidays, let books be your refuge.
    Roxsy Lin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Here’s a look at the raid, Taylor’s death and its aftermath.
    Theresa Waldrop, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Not that that’s what the Swifties are talking about in the aftermath of the announcement.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Oct. 2024
  • In the aftermath of the strikes, the streets of the Iranian capital were calm.
    Jon Gambrell, Adam Schreck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2024
  • The aftermath of those polls has forced years-long tensions to the surface.
    Mustafa Salim, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Photos of the aftermath show Depp wrote vulgar messages to his wife in blood on the walls of the house.
    Matthew Barakat, ajc, 7 May 2022
  • The defund the police movement gained traction in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd back in 2020.
    Ryan King, Washington Examiner, 15 May 2023
  • The club was shut down in the aftermath of the shooting that killed five people and left dozens injured.
    Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In the aftermath of that meeting, Biden noted the need for the U.S. and China to avoid conflict.
    Michael Lee, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The brothers were fired from the NSC by Trump in the aftermath of the impeachment trial.
    The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • That page is still current and has regained strength in the aftermath of Fiona.
    Camila Pedrosa, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2022
  • Life is not a mere precursor to, but also the aftermath of, the void.
    Audrey Wollen, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Because Epic’s asking for those and a whole lot more in the aftermath of Epic v. Google.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 12 Apr. 2024
  • In the aftermath of the summit, proposals about precisely which land would be swapped have been leaked to the media.
    Richard Hall, Time, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Here’s a closer look at what happened to the Watts family, from the couple’s first meeting to the chilling details of the crime and its aftermath.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025

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